Today the International Olympic Academy visited us, once again under the leadership of Professor Kostas Georgiades. The student members were on their way to Olympia for the fall semester of the Master’s program in Olympic Studies. This time there were… Read More »International Olympic Academy
The past few months have seen significant losses from the Nemean Games family. The most recent was on September 5, 2011, when George-Alexander Mangkakis passed away. Born in Athens in 1922, he studied Law in Athens and then at the… Read More »George-Alexander Mangkakis
On the 4th of September in the former Town Hall of Ancient Nemea, at 7 p.m., there was inaugurated the exhibition hall with memorabilia from the previous revivals of the Nemean Games as a part of the celebration of the… Read More »Dedication of the Exhibition Space
On Sunday, May 15, in the Cultural Center of Nemea, a new Board of Directors was elected for the Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games. The new president of the board is Stephen G. Miller, emeritus Director of… Read More »The Revival Revived
Today the General Assembly of the Society met in the Cultural Center of Nemea. About 170 members were in attendance which is a marked increase over recent years. In 2010, for example, less than 20 members attended the GA which… Read More »17 April 2011
The Society lost its oldest friend today. W. LaGrand Nielsen was born on October 3, 1907, and became a U.S. Army Dental Surgeon until his retirement. It was in that capacity that he treated, among many others, then Col. Dwight… Read More »20 April 2010